Martin Prado

If you've watched the 2016 Phillies at pretty much any point this season other than the two weeks before the All-Star Break, you were sure to notice at least one thing — their offense isn't very good.

And if you take a peek at the numbers, it completely backs up that assessment.

Heading into the weekend series with the Marlins, the Phillies were dead last in baseball in a number of offensive categories including runs scored per game (3.65), total runs scored (537), RBIs (506) and on-base percentage (.296). Only the Padres had less than Philadelphia's 1,160 hits and while San Diego was four hits shy of that mark, it also played one less game. The Padres, hitting .235,...

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